Chapter 20: Secret Promise
"Then take these down. It's rare for a family to get together for a dinner, but it ends like this......" Xiao Jin showed regret on her face and ordered the maid to clean up almost half of the food that had not been eaten.
Shi Manman watched the plates of dishes in front of her being served, and she also showed regret, although she said that she was full, in fact, she was not hungry.
The small hooked snake with the dark disk on the wrist of the stone vine was not happy, and Mingrui's sense of smell smelled the fragrant dishes on the table early. It remembered that Shi Manman had promised to leave some good things for it when it had dinner. But at this time, when he heard that Xiao Jin was about to pack up the things in front of him, he was in a hurry and didn't dare to show up easily, so he could only hold Shi Manman's wrist to remind him.
Shi Manman felt his wrist tighten, and immediately guessed the mind of the little hooked snake. patted through his sleeve to comfort the other party, took the mouthwash handed by the maid, pretended to cover his mouth and whispered: "You can't come out now, Xiao Lei's sister's body can't stand the fright." Later, let Xiao Lei find you some food. The frightened appearance of the maid next to him after seeing the little hooked snake impressed Shi Manman and also knew that humans rejected snakes. Her voice was so soft that only the little hooked snake could hear her. After hearing the words, the little hooked snake quieted down.
"The first time I saw Miss Shi's appearance, I felt kind, except for my aunt and grandmother, I was the only one in the family, but my peers were all maids and no one who could speak. Now that Miss Shi has come to our Xiao family, the shallow residence is next to my courtyard, so you can come to my courtyard more often. It's a pity that I'm too weak to sit for a long time, and I'm too much to eat at the moment. Xiao Jin was about to pull Shi Manman's hand, but Shi Manman was holding the small hooked snake in his hand, and she saw that Xiao Jin was about to hold the hand that the little hook snake was coiled on, and dodged back.
Xiao Jin's eyes flashed and seemed puzzled, but after thinking about it, he thought that Shi Manman was restrained and shy, so he gently patted the back of Shi Manman's other hand, and easily resolved the embarrassment of being "rejected".
"Sister, haven't I been with you since I was a child, and I can't be considered a person who can talk?" Xiao Lei saw that Xiao Jin didn't seem to reject Shi Manman, and had a sense of intimacy, the worry in his heart was also relieved, and his words became relaxed.
"Do you want me to expose you? Leather monkeys. Xiao Jin suddenly thought of something, covered her lips and laughed softly.
"Don't ......" Xiao Lei immediately waved his hand to forgive.
Shi Manman looked at the words between the two of them, and was confused. Xiao Jin laughed too much and coughed. When Xiao Lei saw it, he immediately handed over Xiao Jin's tea, got up and stroked Xiao Jin's back, and said worriedly: "It's not early, sister, let's go back and rest early." ”
However, after coughing a few times, Xiao Jin almost lost her strength, which shows that her body bones are indeed very weak. Hearing Xiao Lei's words, Xiao Jin did not force himself to continue to accompany the two, and left with the support of the maid.
"Shall we go back too?" Xiao Lei saw that Xiao Jin also left, so he asked Shi Manman.
"Well, can you get someone something to eat? The little one is hungry. Shi Manman pointed to the cuffs, and Xiao Lei immediately understood what Shi Manman meant.
Xiao Lei accompanied Shi Manman back to the shallow residence and asked people to boil two eggs casually. The little hooked snake looked at the round egg in front of him, and then looked at the stone vine and Xiao Lei and shouted angrily: "Liar! Two eggs perfunctory to me! Didn't you say that there was something delicious with you! Why do you let me eat this stuff when you eat good food? The unwillingness and grievance made the little hooked snake's round eyes glow with tears.
"We've just finished dinner, and it would be suspicious to let the kitchen cook again. Unless you're willing to eat raw meat, I can go to the kitchen and get a few chickens out. Xiao Lei's explanation was still unacceptable to the little hooked snake. How could it be willing to taste raw meat again after eating cooked meat, wailing and rolling and crying, and almost hanging.
"Quiet!" Shi Manvine scolded in a low voice, and once again pinched the mouth of the little hooked snake. "To eat or not to eat? Don't eat? Xiao Lei, we eat. "Saying that, she is going to share the meal with Xiao Lei, she hasn't eaten enough at the dinner yet.
"Who said not to eat! It's mine! Don't rob it! As soon as the little hooked snake let go of the stone vine, it swallowed the egg in front of it.
"Childe?" Yun Bi, who was waiting outside the door, heard the movement and asked in a low voice.
"Nothing." Xiao Lei replied, and said to Shi Manman: "It's late, I'll go back to the room first." I'll take you around my house tomorrow. ”
"Won't we sleep together?" Shi Manman's words were shocking, and Xiao Lei was shocked in place. "Sleeping together? No...... No way. Xiao Lei hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand.
"Don't husbands and wives sleep together?" Shi Manman still remembered what Xiao Lei said.
"But we're not husband and wife now." Xiao Lei explained.
"But you promised to marry me, and we are husband and wife." Shi Manman stared at Xiao Lei stubbornly, thinking that he had repented.
When Xiao Lei heard it, he realized that Shi Manman didn't know anything, and roughly and briefly told the other party what it meant to marry.
After listening to Xiao Lei's explanation, Shi Manman nodded half-understood and said, "Since that's the case, then okay." ”
Seeing that Shi Manman was finally convinced, Xiao Lei was always relieved. After saying goodbye to Shi Manman and leaving, he didn't forget to ask Yun Biduo to take care of Shi Manman.
"Gong ...... Son. Yun Bi bit her thin lip and hesitated, but still stopped Xiao Lei, who wanted to leave.
"Huh?" Hearing Yun Bi call him, Xiao Lei stopped and turned to look.
"Childe, when will Yunbi go back to Childe to serve?" She knew that it was very inappropriate for her to ask Xiao Lei like this, after all, he was her master, and the master did not speak, how could she be a subordinate and ask urgently.
Xiao Lei then remembered that the maids around him were sent away except for Yunbi, who his mother chose for him.
"It's okay, you wait by Miss Shi's side for the time being, and wait for her to enter the door......"
"Coming through the door? Childe wants to marry Miss Shi as his wife? A muffled thunder flashed in Yun Bi's mind, and she barely stood firm after leaning slightly.
"Hmm." Xiao Lei looked at the stone vines standing outside the door and still staring at him, and gently hung the corners of his mouth without realizing it.
Once upon a time, Xiao Lei's smile made Yun Bi dream, but now this smile belongs to a woman of unknown origin. She followed Xiao Lei's line of sight to look at Shi Manman, and the jade hand hidden in the long sleeve trembled and clenched.
"Yunbi congratulates Childe." Who knows how difficult these six words are, in order to make Xiao Lei unable to see her abnormality, she lowered her head, her expression hidden in the dim light.
Xiao Lei's eyes were on Shi Manman at the moment, and he didn't notice Yun Bi's efforts to restrain his still trembling voice, and he thought that he was really happy for himself.
"When the time comes, you will be Miss Shi's dowry girl to support the scene. She walked in alone like this, strange and aggrieved. Xiao Lei seemed to be talking to himself, but he didn't want to say that this sentence seemed to give Yun Bi a lot of strength.
What it means to marry a maid, Yun Bi knows better than anyone. As long as the male protagonist takes a fancy to it, it is the future aunt. Yun Bi directly ignored the three words "supporting the scene" that Xiao Lei said, as if new blood was injected into her heart, and her cold palms gradually warmed up.
After watching Xiao Lei leave, she turned around to look at the "future heroine", with a hint of struggle in her complicated eyes. From this moment on, she wants to please the woman in front of her, so that she will not lose her position in Xiao Lei's mind.
Shi Manman also looked at Yun Bi, and from her gaze she saw a trace of forbearance, unwillingness, and compromise. There is no good intentions, but there is no malice either.
"Let me serve the girl to freshen up and rest. I sleep in the outer room tonight, and I can be called at any time for something. Yun Bi said softly.
Shi Manman can go months without sleep in Kunlun, and only replenish his strength by taking a nap. But when he entered the world, his body work and rest were almost the same as Xiao Lei's, and he felt sleepy after being active for a day and night.
It has only been half a day since I returned to Xiao's house, and I feel that it has been longer than the usual day. After Xiao Lei left, sleepiness surrounded her, and she was at the mercy of Yunbi in a daze, and after everything was done, she fell into a deep sleep.